Nano-plasmonic antennas in the near infrared regime

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Berkovitch, N ^a   Ginzburg, P ^b   Orenstein, M ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TREATMENT; NEAR INFRARED; PLASMONIC; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; RECENT PROGRESS; RESEARCH TOPICS; SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING;

INFRARED DEVICES; PLASMONS;

ANTENNAS;

INFRARED RADIATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; QUANTUM THEORY; REVIEW; SPECTROSCOPY;

INFRARED RAYS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; QUANTUM THEORY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 84856827327     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/24/7/073202     Document Type: Review

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